As much as I love my sugar, these cheese scones have a special place in my heart. These are great especially when you have a craving for a salty, cheesy snack. They are loaded with cheddar cheese and the added garlic gives it the extra oomph! Even though these scones would be good enough with cheese alone, I would highly recommend adding garlic. For this recipe, I prefer to use garlic powder or dry garlic bread sprinkle - not recommended to use fresh garlic. If you are using the sprinkle, you may need to make adjustments on the salt content in the recipe based on the salt level of the ingredients you’re using. Also you may need to make a judgement call based on the strength of the garlic powder you have in the pantry.

1 3/4 cup gluten free baking flour

1/2 tsp Xanthan gum (1 tsp in case your flour blend does not have it)

8 tablespoons butter (I prefer unsalted) - cut into cubes and kept in freezer for 15-20 minutes at least

2 eggs

1/3 cup milk

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp sea salt (can be lesser depending on the type of garlic powder)

2 tsp garlic powder/ garlic bread sprinkle

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese